Imperial Russian Stout - Stone Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 4.38
pDev: 9.82%
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Stone Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
Russian Imperial Stout | 10.50% ABV

Availability: Spring. bottle (2231), on-tap (165), growler (29), nitro-tap (2), cask (2), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by jaasen64:

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.28/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22oz. Bomber, 2012 Edition

A- Pours a dark black opaque black, average to slightly above average carbonation for a RIS, can see tiny fast rising carbonation bubbles rising to the top of the glass, thin layer of light mocha brown head.

S- Dark chocolate, mocha, milk chocolate, a little bit of licorice, malts, can smell a little bit of the alcohol, fairly sweet but not overly aromatic.

T- A nice light sweet creamy dark chocolate, a little bit of licorice, mocha, malty background with a slight bitterness, sweet creamy slightly bitter aftertaste.

M- Creamy, medium bodied to a little bit on the heavier side, a tiny bit lighter then I was expecting, well balanced, average carbonation, goes down smoothly. ABV very well hidden, very slight burn to let you know it's there but nothing overly noticeable. Exactly how I like a RIS- not too syrupy and not too much alcoholic burn, goes down very easy

O- This was a great Russian Imperial Stout from Stone. Most of the Stone beers I've had have been great, but nothing remarkable. This beer definitely fits that mold. This is one of the better RIS I've had, but definitely not the best one. I liked the nice creamy chocolate taste that hid the abv very well. It could have been a little bit sweeter to cancel out some of the bitterness, but overall it was a quality beer. For $8.95 per bomber you can't go wrong. I definitely recommend picking up a few.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2012 01:56:17 | More by jaasen64

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RyV

California

4/5 rDev -8.7%

06-18-2013 06:03:33 | More by RyV

Jpirkle2715

California

4.75/5 rDev +8.4%

06-18-2013 01:55:48 | More by Jpirkle2715

KyleMA

California

4.75/5 rDev +8.4%

06-17-2013 23:51:12 | More by KyleMA

atinman

California

4.25/5 rDev -3%

06-17-2013 23:24:40 | More by atinman

thegoon55

South Carolina

4.25/5 rDev -3%

06-17-2013 21:33:53 | More by thegoon55

Premo88

Texas

3.69/5 rDev -15.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5

22 oz. bomber poured into stout glass

L: black with 1/3-inch-plus tan head ... darker tan for the head, which laces well; it really is dang near black with only the very edges/bottom showing amber when held up to light

S: massive chocolate

T: booze ... and lots of it. chocolate and coffee notes but almost masked by an alcohol presence that comes off as dark red wine at times, as vodka at others.

F: solid all around

O: fantastic taste notes, a good nose and great show, but so much alcohol that it's too much. there is nothing hidden about the booze in this one. a fine brew if you like boozy beers. for me, the bomber is too much -- a 12 oz. bottle would be a better fit.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 19:56:04 | More by Premo88